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Bird flu 'censorship' decision
17:35 UK time, Tuesday, 31 January 2012
A group which advises the US government on biosecurity has explained why it wants two research papers on H5N1 bird flu to be censored.
4 February 2012
Last updated at 02:06 ET
Malaria toll 'is twice as high'
The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet.
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Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists.
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